The Scranton Area Community Foundation is accepting proposals for the Tomorrow’s Leaders Today (TLT) grants program.
Donor Name: Scranton Area Community Foundation
State: Pennsylvania
County: Lackawanna County (PA)
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline (mm/dd/yyyy): 01/15/2022
Size of the Grant: $2,000
Details:
Tomorrow’s Leaders Today (TLT) is a youth leadership program of Leadership Lackawanna that provides high school juniors with the opportunity to meet with community leaders and decision-makers. In addition to leadership development, the students are also required to complete a philanthropy curriculum conducted by the Scranton Area Community Foundation. TLT seeks to help participants realize what they can do to make a difference in their community as young philanthropists and to further develop their leadership skills.
The Scranton Area Community Foundation is proud to partner with Leadership Lackawanna in introducing the concept of philanthropy and grantmaking to the region’s youth. The Scranton Area Community Foundation allocates funding for the TLT class to grant. Priority areas are chosen by the TLT students.
Priority Areas:
- Environmental and/or Local Parks Projects
- Examples of potential grants for this area include, but are not limited to:
- Projects seeking to clean up/mitigate environmental damage such as river clean-ups
- Projects focusing on park maintenance/renovation
- Examples of potential grants for this area include, but are not limited to:
- Facility Improvement for Animal Welfare
- Examples of potential grants for this area include, but are not limited to:
- Projects that purchase equipment and/or supplies (i.e. crates, food, medicine) to meet demand of Animal Welfare facilities
- Projects that build or renovate facilities to meet demand of Animal Welfare organizations
- Examples of potential grants for this area include, but are not limited to:
- Programs for those Experiencing Homelessness
Funding Information
The maximum grant amount awarded per grant for a 2022 TLT grant is $2,000.
Eligibility Criteria
Applications will be accepted from charitable organizations in Lackawanna County.
For more information, visit Tomorrow’s Leaders Today (TLT Grant).